Question

Identify and describe some of the effects of the physical environment on population health.

Answer 1

Physical environment is dfined as the environment surrounding an individual which is made up of physical elements like air, water etc.

Effects of physical environment on population health:

1. Air polution leads to various diseases of lungs like COPD, asthma

2. Air borne pathogens can lead to infections like pneumonia, brochitis

3. Water polution leads to various water borne diseases like diarrhea, cholera

4. Dusts from factories may lead to diseases like silicosis

5. Inhalation of harmful fumes from chimneys and indistries leads to bronchiectasis, lung cancers

6. Toxins released into the environment by motor vehicles and industries cause skin diseases.

7. Motor vehicles leads to accidents which is major cause of death.